E-Waste Recycling Event

Friday, May 8th from 8am-2pmParking Lot O

Bring us your e-waste!

A variety of electronics will be accepted for proper recycling at no charge to University
students, faculty, staff, Webster Groves residents, and area schools from 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m. on Friday, Mat 8th, in parking lot O, which is east of the parking garage
on Garden Avenue. Signs around campus will direct you to the recycling drop-off location.

The university has partnered with Adonis Recycling for the e-waste collection event.

Recycle your Holiday Lights too!

“We're very excited that we can provide this recycling opportunity for Webster University
and residents of the surrounding communities,” said Julian Schuster, Webster University's
provost and senior vice president. This bi-annual event will add to our growing sustainability
efforts by addressing a significant waste stream.

Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams today and it is growing
at three times the rate of municipal waste globally. The EPA estimates 20-50 million
tons of electronic waste are disposed worldwide every year. E-waste represents 2 percent
of the U.S.'s trash in landfills, but it equals 70 percent of overall toxic waste.
Only 12.5 percent of e-waste is currently recycled. Recycling 1 million laptops saves
the energy equivalent to the electricity used by 3,657 U.S. homes in a year.

Collection bins for small items such as cell phones, CDs/DVDs, batteries, and small
appliances will be located throughout campus for easy drop-off prior to and after
the event. A map of these bin locations is located online at http://www.webster.edu/sustainability/recycling/ewaste.html.

This event is also for recycling University-owned equipment, such as computers, laptops,
etc.